From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. The collection consists of 610 cartes-de-visite studio portraits of entertainers, actors, and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid- to late 1800s.

This work is based on the research of former Bach genealogists but collects more data on both ends and in the width. The project is provided in both English and German and 33 more languages. This genealogy research is part of the Johann Sebastian Bach Project.

A book and web site that includes genealogical information about the blues singer, gathered through census and on-site research in Chattanooga and Lawrence County, Alabama, the home of Bessie Smith's parents.